The Definitive Sonny Rollins on Prestige, Riverside, and Contemporary

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1Mambo Bounce
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
recording of:
Mambo Bounce (on 1951-12-17)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins2:25
2In a Sentimental Mood (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1953-10-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-10-07)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
instrumental recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-10-07)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
Sonny Rollins3:21
3Airegin (RVG remaster)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
cover recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (in 1956)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
Miles Davis4:58
4Doxy (RVG remaster)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Doxy (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Miles Davis44:52
5Oleo (RVG remaster)
recording of:
Oleo
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
Miles Davis5:11
6Moving Out (RVG remaster)
Sonny Rollins4:31
7The Way You Look Tonight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-10-25)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1954-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1954-10-25)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1954-10-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-10-25)
instrumental recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1954-10-25)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Thelonious Monk5:12
8Paradox
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
Paradox
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins4:59
9Pent-Up House
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Pent-Up House (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sonny Rollins8:53
10Valse Hot
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Valse Hot (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins8:37
11Tenor Madness
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-05-24)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
guest tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
recording of:
Tenor Madness (on 1956-05-24)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
is based on:
Royal Roost / Rue Chaptal
Sonny Rollins Quartet12:18
12St. Thomas
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
St. Thomas (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
Sonny Rollins46:46
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1Blue 7
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Blue 7 (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins411:20
2I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Sonny Rollins4:55
3Sonny Boy
Sonny Rollins8:23
4Bemsha Swing
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-07)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-12-07)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1956-12-07)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-07)
recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1956-12-07)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation, Second Floor Music and Thelonious Music
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk7:45
5I’m an Old Cowhand
recording engineer:
Roy Du Nann
sound engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1957-03-07)
recorded at:
Contemporary’s Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-07)
instrumental recording of:
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (on 1957-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WC Music Corp.
Sonny Rollins5:42
6Way Out West
Sonny Rollins6:32
7It Could Happen to You
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
solo tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
engineered at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Sonny Rollins3:47
8The Freedom Suite
Sonny Rollins19:35
9I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
Sonny Rollins5:23